Thrive By Aly Martinez – 5 Stars

Thrive by Aly Martinez is book 2 in the Guardian Protection Series. This book is a complete standalone and does not need to be read in series order to understand the plot. We do get to visit past characters and catch up with the men in Guardian Security.  In Thrive, we get a down and dirty look at the second chance romance for Mira and Joshua (better known as Lark). This book literally sucks you in right from the get go and refuses to let you come up for air…hell, it holds you breathless from the first page until the very last. It was refreshing to read something so different from other second chance romances.

In Thrive, readers get short glimpses of a sizzling and deep romance between Mira and Joshua, yet the book takes place in the present. After 17 years of regret over choosing the wrong man, Mira is forced to contact the man who has always held her heart, Joshua Lark. Now working for one of the Nations top Protection Services companies, he’s the only one Mira can turn to when her Ex-Husband sends goons after Mira. I loved the bickering and intensity between Mira and Joshua and can not tell you how hot it was between them each and every time the two came together. Their relationship does take place at warp speed but after 17 years apart, I didn’t find that surprising.

 

 

 

 

Aly Martinez writes excellent books that I always look forward to reading. The story line of Thrive was no different…It’s definitely fast paced and enjoyable for new and old readers. She writes stories that are well written, deep and sizzling! Thrive is told in duel POV, so readers can understand booth characters and become emotionally invested in the story. Thrive will literally consume you! There is an element that some might take exception too, Infidelity. BUT when you compare that to the angst, suspense and all-consuming passion of Thrive, I hope YOU will see past the mistakes of the past as the present merges a story ripe with love and healing. If you are looking for a story that will captivate you from the very beginning, that will make you a believer in second chances, then Thrive is absolutely the next book you should one-click!!

An ARC of this book was accepted on behalf of Spellbound Stories . This review was left voluntarily.

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